Well, I don't understand how vicarious scapegoating relieves me of my responsibility, but we've been here before. (I've got a graphic where a comedian is asking how this works, which I can't find, but which concludes with the line, "I hit my foot with a shovel for your mortgage. How does that work?")
Despite the necropost, I did nab one good link from the OP as a result, so, kudos.